The Shadow Of Mario

It’s like

I feel like I’m falling, at light-speed
Sometimes it feel like this life don’t like me
But I’d only need me
Nobody ever said it’s gonna be easy

Verse 1:
And here we go again
Looking in the mirror, self-reflecting
The clarity’s becoming much clearer
The same kid who used to cut himself on a daily
Thinking, “Why my parents hate me?
And maybe it’d be better if I dropped dead”
But instead I started concealing the pain like a villain
Soul in need of healing
You be feeling like the man of the hour when the lights on
But when the war comes, then where’s your fight song?
My nights long and the days getting shorter
Hard for me to dream, sleep patterns out of order
I done hurt somebody’s daughter from the pains of my past love
I’m tryna give her everything that she ask of
She lookin’ at me like, ‘I didn’t know you had love’
I’m lookin’ at her like, ‘I need to see a pastor’
Why I’m lookin’ past her? I hate these insecurities in me
Putting on a front like I don’t need

Chorus:
God, I’m tryna understand your plan
If I fall, hope I land and

God, I’m tryna understand your plan
If I fall, hope I land and

God, I’m tryna understand your plan
If I fall, hope I land and

God, I’m tryna understand your plan
If I fall, hope I land and

Verse 2:
You saw a smile every time that you seen me, right?
But it was fake, I was livin’ in a TV life
Adapted to Stevie life, changed the way I see this life
Used to wish that I was never born to see the fetus life
And the people say they need me to spread positivity
But most times I question my ability
Like are they that much better than me? Nah
And that’s the problem, I was lettin’ ‘em be
I was the youngest in the shelter, Jackie took me in as her own
Like she gave me birth, told me this my home so
I’ma take care of her, I put that on my life but
To my real mother, I ain’t holdin’ no strife
I came from the bottom, with nothing to my name
Became the voice of the people, guess something must have changed
But I had to get this out, I kept it bottled in for the longest
The same kid who used to be homeless

Chorus:
God, I’m tryna understand your plan
If I fall, hope I land and

God, I’m tryna understand your plan
If I fall, hope I land and

God, I’m tryna understand your plan
If I fall, hope I land and

God, I’m tryna understand your plan
If I fall, hope I land and

I feel like I’m falling, at light-speed
Sometimes it feel like life don’t like me
So please invite me
I know it ain’t easy

Verse 3:
Just tryna get ahead, steady falling behind
I miss the old Kanye, we had a similar mind
Unwind my soul in these beats, tryin’ not to lose faith
In the man up above, pray my people are safe
It’s getting darker by the minute
I’m hoping I don’t plummet
In the belly of the beast, digesting in the stomach
We all have problems but I been through a lot more
Putting the wrong keys in a locked door
Searching for home, I’m tired of being the guest
It’s like we never belong here and when I profess what I stand for
They judge me in silence, say they not a fan
I’m a outcast in our own land, I demand

Chorus:
God, I’m tryna understand your plan
If I fall, hope I land and

God, I’m tryna understand your plan
If I fall, hope I land and

God, I’m tryna understand your plan
If I fall, hope I land and

God, I’m tryna understand your plan
If I fall, hope I land and